Groundhog Gets a Say

Title: Groundhog Gets a Say

Author:  Pamela Curtis Swallow

Illustrator: Denise Brunkus

Genre: Fiction

Subgenre:  Holiday Book

Theme: Groundhog Day

Primary Characters: Groundhog

Secondary Characters: Groundhog’s friends

Awards: None

Date of Publication: 2005

Publishing Company:  Putman Juvenile

Summary of the book: This book is about a groundhog who is fed up, and wants to tell his friends about how important he really is. Groundhog was feeling sad, because after his big day of seeing his shadow, he did not feel important the next day.

How can the book be used with student in the classroom: This book could be used to teach a lesson on Groundhog Day. This book gives lots of facts about groundhogs and is a great book for a classroom Library.